Uji Hahan Handoko Eko Saputro (b. 1983)

Born in Kebumen, work and live in Yogyakarta, Indonesia.

Uji Hahan Handoko holds his BFA in Printmaking from the Indonesian Institute of the Arts (ISI), Yogyakarta. His practice spans painting, sculpture, drawing, and printmaking, often combining metaphorical strategies with satirical humor. Rooted in a sustained interest in speculation, value, and time, Hahan develops his works as both a reflection and critique of production, consumption, and the shifting dynamics of contemporary global society. By blurring the boundaries between “high art” and “popular art,” his work highlights the ironies of the commercial art world while questioning systems of cultural and economic value.

In 2011, he co-founded Ace House Collective in Yogyakarta, an artist-run initiative that operates as a youth art and cultural laboratory, fostering dialogue, collaboration, and exchange. He has exhibited widely in Indonesia and internationally, including Contemporary Worlds: Indonesia, National Gallery of Australia, Canberra (2019), the NGV Triennial, National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne (2017), and the 7th Asia Pacific Triennial, Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art, Brisbane (2012).

He was a finalist for The Sovereign Asian Art Prize, awarded by The Sovereign Art Foundation, in both 2008 and 2017. His residencies include the International Artist Studio Program, The National Art Studio, Chang-dong, Seoul, South Korea (2008), Contact Inc., Brisbane, Australia (2012); Campbelltown Arts Centre, Sydney, Australia (2014); PT Sango Ceramics, Semarang, Indonesia (2016); and Dos Mares, Marseille, France (2023). 

His works are represented in the collections of leading institutions including the Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art (QAGOMA), National Gallery of Victoria (NGV), National Gallery of Australia (NGA), Art Gallery of New South Wales (AGNSW), and the Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory (MAGNT).